# Data manager

> **Data manager** enables you to adapt the data used in your process app based on custom data understanding and to create new KPI's. With **Data manager** you can edit data fields and add or edit metrics to change the display names used in your app as well as toggling their visibility.

## Introduction

**Data manager** enables you to adapt the data used in your process app based on custom data understanding and to create new KPI's. With **Data manager** you can edit data fields and add or edit metrics to change the display names used in your app as well as toggling their visibility.

**Data manager** is integrated in the dashboard editor. Refer to [Working with the dashboard editor](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/working-with-the-dashboard-editor#working-with-the-dashboard-editor) for more information.

## Opening Data manager

Select the **Open/Close Data manager** icon in the dashboard editor to open **Data manager**. The **Data manager** panel is displayed, showing all data fields and metrics for each table available in your process app. The **Data manager** button is a toggle button. If the **Data manager** panel is displayed, selectthe **Data manager** button again to hide the **Data manager** panel.

### New fields added notification

When new fields are added in the data transformations, a notification message is displayed when you open **Data manager**. Select **Confirm** to continue.

![New fields added confirmation message](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-new-fields-added-confirmation-message-352288-d67d4b2e-cdfc19f1.webp)

The new fields are marked with a blue dot. You can use the new fields in the dashboard charts.

:::note
Make sure you check the **Source field** and the **Type** for the new fields.
:::

Once the process app is published with the new fields, the blue dots are no longer displayed.

Refer to [Data transformations editor](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/data-transformations#data-transformations-editor) for more information.

### Searching available fields and metrics

To easily find a particular field or metric, you can search for available fields and metrics.

To search for available fields and metrics, start entering the name of the field or metric you want to find in the **Search...** field.

The matching fields and metrics are displayed.

:::tip
You can also type a part of the name or a word that is in the name of the field or metric.
:::

### Expanding or collapsing the list of fields and metrics

| Select... | to... |
| --- | --- |
| ![expand all](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-expand-all-expand_fields_icon-669bbb71-0674f7fc.png) | expand all tables and display all the fields and metrics available. |
| ![collapse all](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-collapse-all-expand_collapse_applied_filters_icon-2cd2a42f-4f989d69.png) | collapse all tables and hide all the available fields and metrics. |
| ![expand table](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-expand-table-expand_icon-4b564e50-eb53ff19.png) | expand the table and display the content. |
| ![collapse table](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-collapse-table-collapse_icon-673d13e4-5f9422b3.png) | collapse the table and hide the content. |

### Hiding or showing empty fields

The **Show empty fields** option enables you to show or hide fields for which your dataset does not contain any data.

By default, **Show empty fields** is selected, which means that empty fields are displayed in the list.